Short-tailed Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albatrus
A simple vista
This massive seabird, nesting on islands in the western North Pacific, was once a common visitor in offshore waters of the western U.S. and Canada. Driven almost to extinction in the early years of the 20th century, it has made a very slow comeback. It is now being seen regularly in small numbers at sea off southern Alaska, mainly near the Aleutian Islands, with scattered sightings elsewhere offshore as far south as California.
Todo el texto de la guía de aves y los mapas de distribución fueron adaptados de Lives of North American Birds de Kenn Kaufman© 1996, utilizado con permiso de Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Reservados todos los derechos.
Categoría
Gull-like Birds
IUCN Status
Vulnerable
Hábitat
Open Ocean
Comportamiento
Flap/Glide, Soaring, Swimming
Población
1.600
Rango e identificación
Descripción
Tamaño
About the size of a Heron
Color
Black, Brown, Pink, White, Yellow
Forma de alas
Long, Narrow, Pointed
Forma de cola
Rounded, Short, Square-tipped, Wedge-shaped
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